This is my daughters (Stormi) friend Lois. And Lois is a Spined Micrathena spider. I have to admit, as far as spiders go, Lois is a pretty cool girl. My daughter goes to check on Lois first thing when she comes for a visit. If I could just teach Lois to spell things for Stormi, maybe she'd visit more and I wouldn't miss her so much. Now there's an idea......

Best Friends....

(My son, Jordan)


(My "like a son" son, Nick)

A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown



So my son and his best friend EVER came over to hang out with me for a while yesterday evening. We laughed and ate delicious salads my mom made for us, and then we talked and laughed some more. I adore these guy!

My New Friend!

This is my new friend, it's a Ailanthus Webworm Moth. I was real close to it taking it's photo and it flipped around and flew at my face. It landed on my chin where it stayed for almost 10 minutes while I walked around the yard taking pics. I'm still smiling because of that moment in time where a moth chose to hang out with me. :)

Mother and Daughter Time.

Monarch Butterfly



Common Whitetail Skimmer



Could use some ID help on this butterfly.



Black Swallowtail butterfly



Hummingbird Moth




My daughter surprised me and drove up after work. She and I spent some time walking around my yard capturing the beauty. These are just a few of the things we saw, there was numerous species of butterflies and moths today. Not to mention all the species of birds. God and Mother Nature were smiling upon us today and sent us such precious gifts to make us happy. Enjoy everyday if you can. Make sure those you love know it and don't be afraid to show it. I will sleep good tonight, I'm very content.

Tragic.....

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. ~
Dale Carnegie

Dependable.....

Dependable.....
Originally uploaded by SuziQBird

When the weather is bad and I can't get outside to shoot my photo for our photo group, I can always Depend on Shuga. That and she's my best friend. :) This was taken with my cell phone.

Shades of yellow...

American Goldfinch (males), in summer/breeding plumage.